Health in Barbados

975 indicators covering health for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Suicide rates among young men who mdb 0 2013 β€” 89th
Suicide rates by age who mdb 0 2013 β€” 95th
Mortality from ncds sdgs 14 2021 down 20.9% 133rd
Mortality from ncds gender 15.5 2021 down 16.7% 132nd
Healthy life expectancy at birth 66.67 2021 up 0.6% 42nd
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 β€” 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 6.79 2021 down 13.3% 70th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 12.6% 2021 down 25.9% 126th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 15.5% 2021 down 16.7% 132nd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 14.0% 2021 down 20.9% 133rd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.11 per 100,000 population 2021 down 15.4% 171st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.12 per 100,000 female population 2021 unchanged 140th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.11 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 15.4% 172nd
Suicide mortality rate, female 1.04 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 16.8% 161st
Suicide mortality rate, male 6.17 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 18.8% 139th
Suicide mortality rate 3.5 per 100,000 population 2021 down 18.4% 148th
Nurses and midwives 3.67 per 1,000 people 2023 up 17.3% 100th
Share of women among the population living with hiv 37.5 2024 down 3.6% 77th
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 0 2023 β€” 131st
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 0.0% 2023 β€” 131st
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for c 0.1936 2023 up 1.7% 124th
Diabetes prevalence who gho 12.2 2014 up 23.2% 39th
Child mortality rate ihme 1.21 2019 down 11.7% 119th
Neonatal mortality ihme 0.86 2019 down 12.2% 94th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 25 2019 down 24.2% 171st
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 3.35 2020 down 2.6% 47th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 8.22 2020 down 0.6% 43rd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 13.64 2020 down 0.7% 42nd
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 60 2024 up 30.4% 106th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 46.81 2022 up 4.0% 81st
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 22.37 2022 up 12.2% 28th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 27.92 2022 up 20.1% 8th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 43.62 2022 down 0.2% 87th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.0724 2023 down 20.8% 124th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.0724 2023 down 20.8% 124th
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 105th
Maternal mortality slope chart 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th
Number of maternal deaths by region 1.17 2020 down 26.6% 172nd
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th
Maternal deaths by income group 1.17 2020 down 26.6% 172nd
Maternal mortality vs fertility 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th
Maternal deaths ihme 1.17 2020 down 26.6% 172nd
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 105th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologi 0.0% 2023 β€” 148th
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 0 2023 β€” 147th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 85.0% 2025 down 12.4% 126th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-doseΒ  (DTP3) immunizatio 85.0% 2025 down 12.4% 127th
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 89.0% 2025 down 7.3% 103rd
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 85.0% 2025 down 12.4% 121st
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by 85.0% 2025 down 4.5% 88th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization 91.0% 2025 down 8.1% 126th
New HIV infections 0.31 2025 up 10.7% 35th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 5.8% 2024 down 18.3% 121st
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model 0.9 2024 down 25.0% 153rd
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), mo 2 2024 down 4.8% 150th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-fo 13.0% 2024 up 5.7% 14th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1 2018 unchanged 156th
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.4 2018 unchanged 106th